Jasper Hale:
Every day I regret when I left my little brother, Caleb. Every day I miss him. I miss his smile, his laugh and his voice. Caleb was more than a brother to me, he was my son. Our father hated Caleb more than he hated me. He refuses to take care of him after our mother died. I did everything for him. I fed him, clothe him and help him with whatever he needed. I was there for him if he needed someone to talk to. At one point when he was 4 he started calling me 'dada'. Caleb was confused on who was his father because our father didn't do anything for him; all he did was screamed and hit Caleb. Caleb did come to learn his father was the mean man and I was his older brother.
I look down at the picture in my hands of us two and a venom tear escapes my eye and onto the frame photo. Caleb meant a lot to me. I hated that I left him. I hated that I was changed and couldn't return to him like I promised. When I look in the mirror I see a part of him and it kills me. Caleb had my hair color, honey blonde with piercing blue eyes. People said that was the best feature on him, his eyes. You can look at them and see what he was trying to hide. He was getting beaten by our father every day but he never showed the pain. He was always laughing and smiling. He cared about complete strangers more than himself. Caleb was the greatest boy in this world. Anyone would have loved to be his friend or son. He was a loyal friend and brother.
I wish Caleb was here, getting a second chance at life like I' am. He can be next to me right now enjoying this family called the Cullen's but he can't because he died at the young age of 17. He is up there in heaven, looking down at me and smiling.
When I look up towards the door I see my beautiful Alice coming over to me with a smile on her face. She wraps her arms around me and kisses me on the lips. She always knew how to make me feel better.
"You are thinking about your brother again aren't you?"
"Yes Ali, I' am thinking of him."
"Jazz I had a vision and I think you might want to hear this one."
I usually am worried when she has a vision because you don't know if it's bad or good. Judging by her face it wasn't a bad one.
"What was your vision about?"
"There is a new kid starting school tomorrow. He looks about 15 maybe 16 years old. Jasper not even Edward believed it but he looks a lot like you."
The only person I can think of was Caleb. Now that I'm thinking about it Caleb's body was never found just blood which made them declared him dead. I really didn't want to believe her but I could not believe her. She was being truthful about this. Caleb never died that day.
He was turned and was alive all these years. I can't believe my little brother was alive.
"He had honey blonde hair with blue eyes or red eyes like other vampires?"
"Yes his hair was honey blonde but his eyes were blue not red or golden brown like ours. He looks human but he can't be if he is your brother."
"Alice I believe you. He has to be my brother. He might be a different type of vampire. They is a different type out there. Remember Carlisle's friend, Damon Salvatore?"
"Yes he was different from us. Still looked human but was pale and he had fangs and veins under his eyes when he fed, his eyes turned red."
"Caleb might be that type of vampire."
"We will just have to find out tomorrow when he starts his first day of school."
I will find out about Caleb and we can finally see each other again. I can explain why I never came back. I can finally get those years I missed with him. That is if he even wants me in his life and doesn't feel anything but anger towards me. Tomorrow will be here soon and I will find out that and more.
Caleb Whitlock-Salvatore:
I arrive here at 3am. I found a house that was abounded so I decided to make this my home for now. I do have money but I don't want to buy a house and have to leave in two years again. I also decided to start school today since I promise Stefan I would enroll in school as soon as I got here. It's a small school from what I heard. I didn't know why I had to go to school, my grades are always perfect but Stefan is big on me being a normal teenager.
It was 7 and school starts at 7:30. I have to be a normal teenager like Stefan wants so since I have no car and will start as a junior this time I have to walk, not run at vampire speed but walk. I change my clothes, wash my face of the dirt and brush my teeth. I grab my bag and leave the house not really looking forward to another new school and all the stares that comes with being the new student.
I get to there at 7:15. All the students were in the parking lot, talking and playing with a football hanging by their cars. When they see me they all stare at me. I roll my eyes. This is not new, new students also start school. I don't know why it's such a big deal. I walk by everyone. When I look over at five students with the scent of vampire on them I was surprised by this. Not many vampires come to school, so this was new to me. I lock eyes with one of them and I almost fall over in shock. It can't be. I was told he was dead. When he smiles at me I knew what I was told was a lie. It was Jasper, my older brother. I can't believe it right now.
I walk quickly up the stairs to the school and into the main office. I was so in thought I didn't hear one of the people in the office talking to me.
"Do you need something dear?"
Since I didn't even call I decide to compel her. I never use it but I usually do at the bars or when I start a new school. I look at her straight in her eyes and she looks at me in my eyes and I start talking.
"Yes you can. I'm new to the school and I have no papers or whatever else you need and you don't need it."
She locks her eyes away from me and smiles at me.
"What is your name?"
"Caleb Whitlock-Salvatore."
"Okay just let me get you your classes and you can be on your way."
"Thank you."
I grab the paper she hands me and I go into the lobby where all the other kids were. I don't see Jasper and the others with him. I go to my assign locker and that's when I see him. I have my headphones in so I try to not look up when I walk past him but he stops me which makes me look up at him.
"Yes?"
I didn't really know what to say. I'm coming face to face with my older brother who I haven't seen since we were human. He blinks a few times and looks me up and down. After a deep breathe he finally is able to speak.
"C-Caleb is that really you?"
"Yes jazz it's me."
Tears welled up in Jasper's eyes and I bite my lip, unsure of what to do right now. He never really showed emotion that much when we were human. When he left that's when I saw him cry for the first time. I remember him as a strong man and I always wanted to be like him when I got older and I kind of am like him. I've been strong throughout everything I've been through and through it all I barley showed emotion.
"I can't believe it's you. This is a miracle right now."
"I guess it is. I can't believe it's you either. I was in shock when I saw you."
"I was too. You haven't changed much, just that you're older now."
"I was 14 Jasper when you left; I'm 17 now, well 100 something but struck at 17 forever."
For the first time in 100 years Jasper takes a hold of me and wraps his arms around me and hugs me really tight. I slowly put my arms around him and hug him again. The tears I've been holding in come out. The school bell rang five minutes ago but we didn't care. We needed this. We are brothers and finally found each other.
After a while Jasper lets go of me and wipes my tears away like he always used to do. When I look up at him I see that his eyes weren't blue like they were before but golden brown. He had to be a cold one. I heard about them but never was able to meet one until now.
"You are a different type of vampire then me Caleb?"
Jasper asks me in his fatherly tone, as I like to call it. For the first time I smile at him. I barley smile anymore because I don't want to hide the pain. There is no point in it anymore.
"I'm not a cold one like you. I can still act human. I can eat the food, drink whatever I want and sleep but I'm still a vampire I have to have blood in my system and I have every ability of a vampire, I can burn in the sun, I can die by being staked in the heart or fire or vervain, a plant. I have to wear this ring to be in the sun."
I show him the ring that a witch gave me when I was changed. She did it for me because she believed my creator, Katherine, changed me for her selfish ways and that I was too young for this. The ring was the same as Stefan and Damon's ring but this one said 'W' on it which meant Whitlock, my human last name. Jasper examines the ring and has a surprise look on his face.
"This ring keeps you from burning in the sun?"
"Yeah I mean there is a spell on it that helps it. If I don't wear I can basically die."
"Then you will wear it every day right?"
I roll my eyes at him. Right back to being the father to me, nothing really changes about him.
"I never take it off Jazz."
A/N: Switching to third point of view since I'm so used to it.
Caleb and Jasper spent the rest of the day in the parking lot, talking and getting caught up on things they have missed. Caleb felt glad he has Jasper back in his life but he wasn't used to it yet. It will take time for him to get used to having his brother back in his life. Jasper tells him of the Cullen's and how they only have blood of animals. Caleb wasn't surprised because he was on that diet also. It didn't make him as strong as vampires on human blood but if he has human blood it will make him go crazy for more. Caleb was happy for Jasper. He knew it must have been hard to be on a diet that he isn't used to when he has been on human for over 90 years.
Caleb was told everything by Jasper; he didn't leave one detail out so Caleb feels like he has to do the same. He didn't want to admit what he did to his brother because he felt ashamed he even did it in the first place. Caleb looks down at his arms and takes a deep breath, ready to tell him.
"I hated my life at one point and at times I still do. I went through a lot when I was turned. I was abused when I was human and it didn't change much when I was a vampire. About a few months into living with Stefan I was horrible with my temper and not listening to him or Zach. I was having nightmares about the abuse with our father. It got so bad that I wasn't sleeping anymore and I wasn't eating at all. I admit it I was depressed but I didn't want to say that to myself. One night I was alone in the house. Stefan was out with his girlfriend and Zach had some business to attend to with the founder's council so I did something I' am not proud of. I was in the bathroom with a knife in my hand, I wasn't planning to do anything with it but I did. I cut myself and believe it or not it made me feel better. It healed fast and then I did it again. For almost two months I was doing it to myself. Stefan caught me one night when he smelt the blood and after that he has had me on lockdown you can say. It's been a year since then and I'm kind of better. I thought moving here will help me and I guess it did since I found you."
Caleb takes in his older brother's expression and it was full of concern and worry for his little brother. Jasper takes in everything his brother told him. He couldn't believe he did that to himself to feel better. He never thought Caleb would use that as his coping method but it has been years and people change especially if you have been through what Caleb has been though.
"Caleb I'm happy you have stopped and I'm happy you are here right now. I missed you a lot when I believed you to be dead. I regretted the day I left you when you were 14. Every day I kept thinking back to that day and wished I never did that to you. Believe me when I say this Caleb if I knew you was out there as a vampire I would have come looking for you. I love you brother and that will never change."
"I love you too Jasper. I'm glad I can be here with you right now. I missed you too."
Jasper pats his brother on the back and sees everyone coming out of the school. Alice had a vision of the two skipping the day and talking through everything. When she sees the smiles on their faces she knew everything was good between them two. Alice explained to everyone who Caleb was and they couldn't believe Caleb was Jasper's brothers but they do look alike so no one can deny it.
Alice opens the passenger seat where Caleb was sitting. He was about to get up so she can take the seat but Jasper stops him.
"Caleb this is my wife, Alice and Alice this is my brother Caleb."
Caleb looks at his brother with a half-smile. Wife, Jasper was married? Caleb was surprised by this but smiles at Alice.
"It's nice to meet you Alice."
"It's also nice to meet you."
Caleb turns to Jasper and chuckles a little bit. He will really have to get used to this new life of his brother's.
"So I'm her brother-in-law I'm guessing?"
"Yes you very much are. Do you want to come back to the house and meet everyone?"
Caleb nods his head at him in respond to the question. He decides to switch seats and give the passenger seat to Alice. He gets in the back and puts his headphones in so he doesn't have to think about being nervous. He just hopes this goes good.
